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Citations Affected: IC 21-7; IC 21-19; IC 21-20.

Synopsis: Ball State board of trustees. Adds definition of a "research intensive campus". Removes a requirement that all members of the Ball State University board of trustees be residents of Indiana. Removes a requirement that at least one member of the Ball State board of trustees be a resident of Delaware County. Modifies the manner in which alumni members of the Indiana University board of trustees are elected. Allows the board of trustees of Indiana University to hold meetings at the dates, times, and places the board of trustees agrees upon. Repeals a provision concerning emergency appointments to the board of trustees of Indiana University.

Effective: January 1, 2012 (retroactive); July 1, 2012.

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    January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career Development.
    January 26, 2012, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.

SOURCE: IC 21-7-13-29.5; (12)SB0056.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 21-7-13-29.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 29.5. "Research intensive campus" means a campus of a state educational institution that is classified or designated as a Research University (very high research activity) or a Research University (high research activity) or an equivalent successor designation that is established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

SOURCE: IC 21-19-3-3; (12)SB0056.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 21-19-3-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 260, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 3. Not more than six (6) of the nonstudent members of the board of trustees may be of the same sex. At least one (1) member of the board of trustees must be a resident of and reside in Delaware County.

SOURCE: IC 21-19-3-4; (12)SB0056.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 21-19-3-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 260, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 4. All members of the

board of trustees must be
        (1) residents of Indiana; and
        (2) citizens of the United States.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-4; (12)SB0056.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 21-20-3-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 4. (a) Three (3) members of the board of trustees shall be elected by the alumni of Indiana University under this chapter. In the year in which the term of any member of the board of trustees elected by the alumni expires, a successor to the trustee shall be elected by the alumni of Indiana University, to serve for a term of three (3) years beginning July 1 next succeeding the election.
    (b) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of trustees who are elected by the alumni, because of death, resignation, or any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by election by the alumni, selection by the Indiana University alumni association executive council for the unexpired term.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-6; (12)SB0056.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 21-20-3-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 6. A registry of the names and addresses of the alumni of Indiana University shall be kept, and corrected from time to time, by the president of Indiana University or the president's designated representative. The alumni of Indiana University consist of those persons who have been awarded a degree by the board of trustees of Indiana University as recommended by the faculty.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-8; (12)SB0056.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 21-20-3-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 8. The election of members of the board of trustees shall be held at Indiana University on the secular day immediately preceding July 1. at 9 a.m. At that time trustees shall be elected to:
        (1) serve for a term of three (3) years from July 1 next succeeding the trustee's election; and
        (2) complete any unexpired term or terms.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-9; (12)SB0056.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 21-20-3-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 9. (a) Each alumnus may send to the librarian, over the alumnus's signature, at any time before the election of a trustee or trustees, the vote for the trustee or trustees that the alumnus would be entitled to cast if personally present at the election. The ballots and the containers in which the ballots are submitted must be:
        (1) prepared and furnished by the librarian; and
        (2) designed as to enable the librarian to ascertain the name of the voter, and to determine whether the voter is entitled to participate

in the election, without knowing for whom the voter casts a ballot.
    (b) The librarian shall deliver all votes cast in the election, to be opened and counted at the election, together with the votes cast by those alumni who are personally present and entitled to vote at the election.
    (c) An alumnus may not cast more than one (1) vote. The university librarian shall conduct the elections to select the three (3) alumni members of the board of trustees. All alumni (as described in section 6 of this chapter) are eligible to participate in the election either by electronic or printed ballot, and each eligible individual may cast only one (1) vote. A request for a printed ballot must be made in writing to the university librarian not later than May 1 of an election year. The university librarian may adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this section.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-12; (12)SB0056.1.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 21-20-3-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 12. (a) The governor shall appoint five (5) members of the board of trustees for terms of three (3) years.
    (b) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of trustees who are appointed by the governor because of death or resignation removal from the state, or for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by an appointment of the governor for the unexpired term.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-15; (12)SB0056.1.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 21-20-3-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 15. The board of trustees shall declare vacant the seat of any trustee who is:
        (1) absent without sufficient excuse from two (2) successive meetings of the board of trustees; or
        (2) guilty of any gross immorality or breach of the bylaws of the trustees of Indiana University.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-3-16; (12)SB0056.1.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 21-20-3-16 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]. Sec. 16. (a) This section applies if an emergency is declared by the faculty after a session of the board of trustees has been called that the board of trustee members who do not reside in Monroe County failed to attend.
    (b) Three (3) trustees who reside in Monroe County may fill vacancies in the faculty of Indiana University and the board of trustees. If there are not three (3) trustees in attendance after an emergency is declared, the:
        (1) trustees who attend; and
        (2) members of the faculty who attend;

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shall fill the vacancies.
    (c) Appointments made under this section expire at the next meeting of the board of trustees.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-4-5; (12)SB0056.1.11. -->     SECTION 11. IC 21-20-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.3-2008, SECTION 135, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 5. The secretary of the board of trustees shall:
        (1) keep a true record of the proceedings of the board of trustees; and
        (2) certify copies of the record of the proceedings of the board of trustees. and
        (3) maintain:
            (A) an account of the students in Indiana University by the students' classes, including the students' respective ages and places of residence; and
            (B) a list of all graduates.

SOURCE: IC 21-20-5-1; (12)SB0056.1.12. -->     SECTION 12. IC 21-20-5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION 261, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 1. The board of trustees shall annually meet in Bloomington, at least three (3) days before the annual commencement of Indiana University. hold meetings at the dates, times, and places upon which the board of trustees agrees.

SOURCE: ; (12)SB0056.1.13. -->     SECTION 13. An emergency is declared for this act.